Senior Functional Analyst

Start Date:

ASAP

End Date:

6-month assignment

Work Regime:

Full-time, 3 days in the office

Location:

Brussels

Language Requirements:

French mandatory, Dutch is a plus

Primary Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Translate business needs into clear functional analyses and user stories, aligned with Agile practices.

• Collaborate closely with the Product Owner to refine requirements and ensure business value.
• Coordinate and support the implementation of software solutions within the squad.
• Define functional specifications in collaboration with the architecture team.
• Actively support architects and software engineers during the development and implementation phases.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (refinement, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives).
• Test solutions in the integrated environment and/or support internal clients during acceptance testing.
• Support release management activities and ensure functional readiness.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and propose optimal functional solutions.
• Analyze the impact of changes on existing modules and proactively report potential issues.
• Share lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement within the squad.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation and functional knowledge through self-learning and knowledge-sharing sessions.

Secondary Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Quality assurance and functional impact analysis

• Validation of final solutions from an end-user perspective
• Functional documentation and reporting
• Application of best practices and continuous improvement actions
• Providing functional advice and expertise to stakeholders
• Support during software deployment and post-release phases
• Creation of user guides and functional manuals

Technical Profile Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role

• Strong knowledge of MS Office tools
• Strong knowledge of Business Analysis
• Strong knowledge of IT architecture
• Good knowledge of business rules modeling
• Good knowledge of software testing
• Working knowledge of enterprise architecture
• Working knowledge of project management
• Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence

Non-Technical Profile Requirements:

• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility toward internal client satisfaction

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to maintain a helicopter view and identify improvement opportunities
• Comfortable working on multiple topics in parallel with limited supervision
• Quick learner, proactive and autonomous
• Strong collaboration mindset and team-player attitude
• Able to work effectively in a self-organized Agile team

Methodology / Education:

Master's Degree in Computer Science OR equivalent through experience.

Must Have IT Skills Requirements:

• Business Analysis and 5 years

• Business Intelligence (BI) and 3 years
• Business Rules Modelling (BPMN) and 3 years
• Functional Analysis and 4 years
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Project Management and 3 years
• Software Testing and 3 years